Thinking Poor

The division between social thinking and capitalistic thinking is much bigger then it needs to bee.  I read a blog with some ripe words describing the so-call rich persuasion of poor people to embrace capitalism.  I think Capitalism is an ideal notion, but it folds upon itself just as swiftly as socialism in terms of making everyone happy.

With that said, I strongly do feel that affluent conservatives have a limited scope when perceiving the envelope of poverty in our country.  While educating onself, working hard for money, and wisely using money to succeed is a potential path for anyone in this country, we all tend to forget the social, psychological, and geographic obstacles facing the poor. 

I think, to a certain extent, wealthy people are raised to think "wealth," and poor people are raised to think "poverty."  We are surrounded by notions regarding work-ethic, investing, accepting help and all sorts of other issues affecting our socio-economic status.

One aspect of low-income life I find most interesting, or maybe I find it a wee bit disturbing, is that I know a great deal of very low-income people who proudly announce how hard they work.  One woman I know, needed a job to supplement her husband's income.  She worked her fingers to the bone as a cook at a fast paced restaurant.  After a great while there, she lost that job and took on another job making $3.00 an hour as a cook/server.  Yes.  She did not always make tips, but he paid her that.  She said, "I'm not one to ask for a hand out.  I'll work anywhere if I have to."  Wow.  What's disturbing is that wealthy people can park their money into banks and invest it so they don't have to work.  In fact, according to Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki, the road to wealth has less to do with working and more to do with making money work for you! 

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